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International News & Current Affairs
- Haaretz: an Israeli independent daily newspaper with a broadly liberal outlook both on domestic issues and on international affairs.
- The Jerusalem Post: Israel's only English language daily newspaper.
- The Jerusalem Report: an Israeli bimonthly news magazine in English.
- JTA: an international news service that provides up-to-the-minute reports, analysis pieces and features on events and issues of concern to the Jewish people.
- Access Middle East: a useful portal to over 300 news sources on Israel and the Middle East.
- Globes [online]: the English version of Israeli business daily "Globes".
Government Sites
- Israeli Consulate General to the Midwest
- Israel Knesset: website of Israel's parliament.
- Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Analysis, Resource and Think Tank Websites
- Jerusalem Center for Public Affair: an independent institute for policy research.
- The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI): explores the Middle East through the region's media.
- The Washington Institute for Near East Policy: a public educational foundation dedicated to scholarly research and informed debate on U.S. interests in the Middle East.
- The Jewish Agency for Israel has information on Zionism, Jewish holidays and culture.
- ISRAEL21c: a not-for-profit corporation that works to inform Americans about 21st century Israel, its people, its institutions and its contributions to global society.
- The Jewish Virtual Library: a comprehensive online Jewish encyclopedia, covering everything from anti-Semitism to Zionism.
- International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism: a research institute and think tank dedicated to developing innovative public policy solutions to international terrorism.
Recommended Reading, Intergroup Relations
Anti-Semitism: The Historical Legacy and the Continuing Challenge for Christians, an Address Given by Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, March 23, 1995: Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, Archbishop of Chicago received the Honorary fellowship of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on March 23, 1995.
Jewish-Christian Relations after the Holocaust: Toward Post-Holocaust Theological Thought The Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Jerusalem Lecture, An Address Given by Emil L. Fackenheim, Chicago, April 17, 1996
Catholic-Jewish Relations: A New Agenda? The Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Jerusalem Lecture, An Address Given by Edward Cardinal Cassidy, Chicago, April 30, 1997
The Theological Significance of Israel The Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Jerusalem Lecture, An Address Given by Rabbi David Hartman, Chicago, March 17, 1998
Christian Anti-Judaism: The First Century Speaks to the Twenty-First Century The Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Jerusalem Lecture, An Address Given by Professor Anthony J. Saldarini, Chicago, April 14, 1999
“Bethsaida: Home of the Apostles and the Rabbis” The Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Jerusalem Lecture, An Address Given by Dr. Richard A. Freund, Chicago, April 10, 2000
An Ancient and Venerable People The Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Jerusalem Lecture, An Address Given by Dr. Robert Louis Wilken, Chicago, March 18, 2001
Medieval Christians and Jews: Divergences and Convergences The Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Jerusalem Lecture, An Address Given by Dr. Robert Chazan, Chicago, March 14, 2002
How Jewish and Christian Mystics Read the Bible The Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Jerusalem Lecture, An Address Given by Dr. Bernard McGinn, Chicago, March 3, 2003
Christian-Jewish Relations in the Enlightenment Period The Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Jerusalem Lecture, An Address Given by Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg, Chicago, May 10, 2004.
A limited number of copies of these publications is available to the public. Please contact the JCRC office for more information.
